2018 Bethlehem Steel FC season

The 2018 season was Bethlehem Steel FC's third season of competitive soccer in the United Soccer League and second season competing in the second division of American soccer. Steel FC competed in the league's Eastern Conference.

Bethlehem Steel FC

2018 season
Ownership Group	Keystone S&E
Head coach	Brendan Burke
Stadium	Goodman Stadium
USL	6th place, Eastern Conference
USL Playoffs	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	Michee Ngalina (7)
Highest home attendance	3,342 (Jun 9 vs. Louisville)
Lowest home attendance	262 (Oct 14 vs. Tampa Bay)
Average home league attendance	1,795
Home colors Away colors
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Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of March 23, 2018.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA John McCarthy ([A]) 4 DF  USA Mark McKenzie ([A]) 8 MF  USA Derrick Jones ([A]) 14 MF  GER Fabian Herbers ([A]) 15 DF  GHA Joshua Yaro ([A]) 19 FW  JAM Cory Burke ([A]) 20 MF  USA Marcus Epps ([A]) 21 MF  USA Anthony Fontana ([A]) 24 MF  USA Adam Najem ([A]) 28 DF  USA Ray Gaddis ([A]) 29 GK  USA Jake McGuire ([A]) 30 MF  CMR Eric Ayuk ([A]) 32 DF  USA Matthew Real ([A]) 36 MF  JAM Omar Holness 37 FW  CAN Chris Nanco 38 FW  ESP Santi Moar 39 MF  USA Drew Skundrich 40 FW  USA Brandon Allen 41 MF  USA Mike Catalano 42 FW  USA Aidan Apodaca 43 DF  ZAM Prosper Chiluya (on loan from Kafue Celtic) 44 DF  USA Brandon Aubrey 45 MF  IRL James Chambers 47 DF  CMR Olivier Mbaizo 48 DF  USA Matt Mahoney 49 MF  USA A. J. Paterson 50 FW  USA Tonny Temple ([B]) 52 FW  USA Issa Rayyan ([B]) 53 DF  USA Ben Ofeimu ([B]) 62 GK  USA Kris Shakes ([B]) 63 MF  USA Brenden Aaronson ([B]) 64 GK  SLV Tomás Romero ([B]) 68 MF  USA Michael Pellegrino ([B])

1. ^
   Signed to first team contract with Philadelphia Union.
2. ^
   Philadelphia Union Academy player.

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Number	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes
January 8, 2018	Brandon Allen	40	FW	New York Red Bulls	Signed[1]
January 9, 2018	Omar Holness	36	MF	Real Salt Lake	Signed[2]
January 10, 2018	Brandon Aubrey	44	DF	Toronto FC II	Signed[3]
January 22, 2018	Olivier Mbaizo	47	DF	Rainbow FC	Signed[4]
February 19, 2018	A. J. Paterson	49	MF	Wright State Raiders	Signed[5]
February 21, 2018	Aidan Apodaca	42	FW	California Baptist Lancers	2018 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing[6]
March 1, 2018	Mike Catalano	41	MF	Wisconsin Badgers	2018 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing[7]
March 14, 2018	Drew Skundrich	41	MF	Stanford Cardinal	Signed[8]
April 25, 2018	Michee Ngalina	46	FW	Montverde Eagles	Signed[9]
July 16, 2018	Faris Pemi Moumbagna	35	FW	Montverde Eagles	Signed[10]
September 12, 2018	Selmir Miscic	55	MF	Philadelphia Union Academy	Signed[11]

Out

Date	Player	Number	Position	New club	Fee/notes
November 2, 2017	Seku Conneh	36	FW	Ansan Greeners FC	Contract expired[12]
November 2, 2017	Amoy Brown	39	FW	St. Andrews	Option declined[12]
November 2, 2017	Josh Heard	40	MF	Real Monarchs	Contract expired[12][13]
November 2, 2017	Hugh Roberts	42	DF	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Option declined[12][14]
November 2, 2017	Chris Wingate	43	DF	Bærum SK	Option declined[12]
November 2, 2017	Charlie Reymann	44	DF	—	Option declined[12]
November 2, 2017	Yosef Samuel	49	MF	Atlanta United 2	Contract expired[12][15]
December 21, 2017	Cory Burke	41	FW	Philadelphia Union	Signed to MLS Contract[16]
January 18, 2018	Matthew Real	47	DF	Philadelphia Union	Signed to MLS Contract[17]
May 22, 2018	Brandon Allen	40	FW	Nashville SC	Transfer[18]

Loan in

Date	Player	Number	Position	Parent club	Fee/notes
February 20, 2018	Prosper Chiluya	43	DF	Kafue Celtic	On loan for 2018 season[19]
March 18, 2018	John McCarthy	1	GK	Philadelphia Union	First team/short-term loan[20]
March 18, 2018	Mark McKenzie	4	DF	Philadelphia Union	First team/short-term loan[20]
March 18, 2018	Derrick Jones	8	MF	Philadelphia Union	First team/short-term loan[20]
March 18, 2018	Marcus Epps	20	MF	Philadelphia Union	First team/short-term loan[20]
March 18, 2018	Adam Najem	24	MF	Philadelphia Union	First team/short-term loan[20]
March 18, 2018	Eric Ayuk	30	MF	Philadelphia Union	First team/short-term loan[20]
March 18, 2018	Matthew Real	32	DF	Philadelphia Union	First team/short-term loan[20]

Competitions

Preseason

Bethlehem Steel FC v FC Motown

February 10 Preseason	Bethlehem Steel FC	3–4	FC Motown	Wayne, Pennsylvania
14:00 EDT	Chambers 7' Amoh 63' Apodaca 88'	Report	Nigro 18', 23' Garcia 75' Lawrence 79'	Stadium: YSC Academy

Bethlehem Steel FC v Junior Lone Star FC U-23s

February 17 Preseason	Bethlehem Steel FC	11–1	Junior Lone Star FC U-23s	Wayne, Pennsylvania
14:00 EDT	Allen 11' Aaronson 18', 50' Gallardo 27' Rayyan 40', 86' Moar 52', 58' (pen.) Messam 73', 79' Temple 83'	Report	Mansaray 68' (pen.)	Stadium: YSC Academy

Bethlehem Steel FC v Penn FC

February 21 Preseason	Bethlehem Steel FC	5–2	Penn FC	Wayne, Pennsylvania
13:30 EDT	Jepson 61' Apodaca 74' Temple 77', 83' Aaronson 89'	Report	Muhammad 4' Dennis 79'	Stadium: YSC Academy

Bethlehem Steel FC v Syracuse University

February 24 Preseason	Bethlehem Steel FC	2–0	Syracuse University	Wayne, Pennsylvania
14:00 EDT	Allen 25' (pen.) Jepson 29'	Report		Stadium: YSC Academy

Villanova University v Bethlehem Steel FC

February 28 Preseason	Villanova University	3–2	Bethlehem Steel FC	Villanova, Pennsylvania
15:15 EDT	Zandi 21' Cueceoglu 54' (pen.) Manson 67'	Report	Paterson 36' Apodaca 90'	Stadium: Higgins Soccer Complex

Loyola University v Bethlehem Steel FC

March 3 Preseason	Loyola University	0–5	Bethlehem Steel FC	Baltimore, Maryland
		Report	Apodaca Allen Catalano Nanco (pen.)	Stadium: Ridley Athletic Complex
Note: Closed-door scrimmage

Bethlehem Steel FC v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

March 4 Preseason	Bethlehem Steel FC	0–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Chester, Pennsylvania
15:00 EDT		Report	Kerr 5' Pratzner  73' Dover 90'	Stadium: Power Training Complex

University of Maryland v Bethlehem Steel FC

March 6 Preseason	University of Maryland	2–2	Bethlehem Steel FC	College Park, Maryland
19:15 EDT	Matzelevich (o.g.)		Moar Allen	Stadium: Ludwig Field

New York Red Bulls II v Bethlehem Steel FC

March 10 Preseason	New York Red Bulls II	3–1	Bethlehem Steel FC	Whippany, New Jersey
12:15 EDT	Aguinaga Bailon Moreno			Stadium: RBNY Training Facility
Note: Closed-door scrimmage

USL regular season

The 2018 USL season will be contested by 33 teams, 16 of which compete in the league's Eastern Conference. All teams will play a regular season total of 34 matches between teams within their respective conference. At the conclusion of the regular season, the top eight teams from each conference advance to the 2018 USL Playoffs for a chance to compete for the USL Championship Title.

Standings (Eastern Conference)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
4	Charleston Battery	34	14	14	6	47	34	+13	56	Conference Playoffs
5	New York Red Bulls II	34	13	13	8	71	59	+12	52
6	Bethlehem Steel FC	34	14	8	12	56	41	+15	50
7	Indy Eleven	34	13	10	11	45	42	+3	49
8	Nashville SC	34	12	13	9	42	31	+11	49

Source: 2018 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results

All times in Eastern Time.^[21]

Bethlehem Steel FC v Richmond Kickers

March 18 1	Bethlehem Steel FC	4–1	Richmond Kickers	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
14:00	Ayuk 24' Jones 40' Allen 64', 89'	Report Box Score	Umar 57'	Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 3,284 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Bethlehem Steel FC

March 24 2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2–0	Bethlehem Steel FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
	Hristov 62' Fernandes 68' Najem  90'	Report	Herbers  54'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 7,368 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Bethlehem Steel FC v Nashville SC

March 31 3	Bethlehem Steel FC	0–1	Nashville SC	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
	Aubrey  5' Chambers  59'	Report	Cox 6' (pen.) Davis  79'	Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,220 Referee: Brandon Smith

Bethlehem Steel FC v Charleston Battery

April 8 4	Bethlehem Steel FC	1–1	Charleston Battery	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
15:00	Burke 45+4' Ayuk  89'	Report USL Report	Thomas 42' van Schaik  55' Cordovés  86'	Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 1,625 Referee: Lorant Varga

Bethlehem Steel FC v FC Cincinnati

April 15 5	Bethlehem Steel FC	1–1	FC Cincinnati	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
14:00	Burke 15'  83' Chiluya  66'	Report	Albadawi 72'	Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 1,418 Referee: Amber O'Connor

Louisville City FC v Bethlehem Steel FC

April 28 6	Louisville City FC	3–1	Bethlehem Steel FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM	Lancaster 13', 22' Ilić 17' Ownby  73'	Report	Mbaizo  24' Epps 44'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,876 Referee: David Barrie

Bethlehem Steel FC v Richmond Kickers

May 6 7	Bethlehem Steel FC	3–1	Richmond Kickers	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM	Real 29' Moar 68' Skundrich  72' Nanco 83' (pen.)	Report	Cordovés 15'  36' Yearwood  72' Umar  79' Lee  85'	Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,116 Referee: Thomas Snyder

Charleston Battery v Bethlehem Steel FC

May 12 8	Charleston Battery	2–1	Bethlehem Steel FC	Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 PM	Candela  20' Rittmeyer  31' Guerra 44' Wild 53'	Report	Mbaizo  9' Jones 65' (pen.)	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 4,659 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez

Bethlehem Steel FC v New York Red Bulls II

May 16 9	Bethlehem Steel FC	3–0	New York Red Bulls II	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM	Ngalina 36' Herbers 63' Najem 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 1,721 Referee: Jaroslaw Werel

Indy Eleven v Bethlehem Steel FC

May 19 10	Indy Eleven	1–2	Bethlehem Steel FC	Indianapolis, Indiana
8:00 PM	Mitchell  41' Steinberger 71'	Report	Aubrey  16' Moar 60' Chiluya 75' Jones  84'	Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 9,384 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

Ottawa Fury FC v Bethlehem Steel FC

May 25 11	Ottawa Fury FC	1–0	Bethlehem Steel FC	Ottawa, Ontario
7:00 PM	Oliveira 1' Attakora  30'	Report	Moar  43'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 2,781 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

North Carolina FC v Bethlehem Steel FC

June 2 12	North Carolina FC	1–2	Bethlehem Steel FC	Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM	Doue 16' Tobin  57' Harrington  67' da Luz  89'	Report	Najem  25' Ofeimu 83' Ngalina 85'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,526 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

Bethlehem Steel FC v Louisville City FC

June 9 13	Bethlehem Steel FC	0–0	Louisville City FC	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM	Fontana  45+5' Chambers  58'	Report	Craig  48' McMahon  90'	Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 3,342 Referee: Lorant Varga

FC Cincinnati v Bethlehem Steel FC

June 13 14	FC Cincinnati	2–2	Bethlehem Steel FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 PM	Albadawi 66' Cicerone 68'	Report	Jones 29' Mbaizo  52' Herbers 69'  86'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 22,407 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Bethlehem Steel FC v New York Red Bulls II

June 20 15	Bethlehem Steel FC	2–2	New York Red Bulls II	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM	Fontana  35' Herbers  45+4' Chambers  51', 90+4' Mahoney 88' Nanco  89'	https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/928663?referrer_id=3335681 Report	Bonomo 12' (pen.), 84'  66' Scarlett  29' Cásseres  81'	Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,210 Referee: Kevin Broadley

Bethlehem Steel FC v Charlotte Independence

June 30 16	Bethlehem Steel FC	4–1	Charlotte Independence	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM	Nanco 10' Moar 46' Skundrich 72' Herbers 80' Mbaizo  90+2'	Report	Kalungi  11' Watson  69' Areman  83' Herrera 90+3'	Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,346 Referee: Matthew Franz

Penn FC v Bethlehem Steel FC

July 6 17	Penn FC	3–2	Bethlehem Steel FC	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM	Opoku 20' Mkosana 25' Osae 55'	Report	Marquez  6' Herbers 17', 82' (pen.),  68' Chambers  83'	Stadium: FNB Field Attendance: 3,103 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj

Atlanta United 2 v Bethlehem Steel FC

July 11 18	Atlanta United 2	2–1	Bethlehem Steel FC	Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM	Robinson  18' Vazquez 25' Shannon 50'	Report	Aubrey  43' Jones 87'	Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 1,658 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Bethlehem Steel FC v North Carolina FC

July 14 19	Bethlehem Steel FC	1–1	North Carolina FC	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM	Kandziora 22'  90+4' Smith  40' Fortune  70'	Report	Najem 56' Chiluya  65' Holness  83' Aubrey  90+5'	Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,749 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

New York Red Bulls II v Bethlehem Steel FC

July 18 20	New York Red Bulls II	2–1	Bethlehem Steel FC	Montclair, New Jersey
7:00 PM	Etienne Jr. 28' Moreno 78'	Report	Moumbagna  42' Fontana 45+2' Holness  84'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 653 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez

Bethlehem Steel FC v Indy Eleven

July 26 21	Bethlehem Steel FC	0–1	Indy Eleven	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
11:30 AM		Report	Guerra  8' Reiner  43' Starikov  72' McInerney 86'	Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Nickrod Fateh

Bethlehem Steel FC v Atlanta United 2

July 29 22	Bethlehem Steel FC	4–1	Atlanta United 2	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM	Mahoney 16' Apodaca 36' Moumbagna 71' Aaronson 72'	Report	Metcalf  24' Sandoval 40' Cochran  76'	Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,416 Referee: Eric Tattersall

Richmond Kickers v Bethlehem Steel FC

August 4 23	Richmond Kickers	0–3	Bethlehem Steel FC	Richmond, Virginia
7:00 P.M.	Troyer  48'	Report	Real  18' Mahoney  45' Moar 54' Holness 77' Ngalina 85'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,254 Referee: José Lara

Charlotte Independence v Bethlehem Steel FC

August 8 24	Charlotte Independence	0–3	Bethlehem Steel FC	Matthews, North Carolina
7:30 P.M.	George  35'	Report	Chambers 7' Real  65' Holness  74' Skundrich 89',  90'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 982 Referee: Amin Hadzic

Bethlehem Steel FC v Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC

August 12 25	Bethlehem Steel FC	1–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM EDT	Mahoney  20' Nanco 52' Moar  70' Real  81'	Report	Adewole  26' Brett 35', 79' Dover  62'	Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,752 Referee: Guido Gonzalez, Jr.

Toronto FC II v Bethlehem Steel FC

August 16 26	Toronto FC II	0–2	Bethlehem Steel FC	Rochester, New York
	Hundal  39' Waja  62' Srbely  66'	Report	Nanco  18' Ngalina 71' Apodaca 83'	Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Referee: Matthew Franz

Bethlehem Steel FC v Ottawa Fury FC

August 22 27	Bethlehem Steel FC	2–0	Ottawa Fury FC	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM	Moar 16', 32' (pen.),  72' Skundrich  41' Yaro  84' Aubrey  90+2'	Report	Meilleur-Giguere  31' Taylor  49' Portilla  58' Haworth  88'	Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,066 Referee: Jon Freemon

Nashville SC v Bethlehem Steel FC

August 25 28	Nashville SC	1–2	Bethlehem Steel FC	Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM	Jome  27',  31'  Davis 84'	Report	Nanco 23' Mbaizo  45' Najem 90+3'	Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 8,856 Referee: Leland Grant

Bethlehem Steel FC v Penn FC

September 2 29	Bethlehem Steel FC	1–3	Penn FC	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
3:00 PM	Chambers  5' Epps 10' Mahoney  66' Chiluya  85'	Report	Mkosana  24', 40' Dennis 32',  90+1' Paulo 59'	Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,643 Referee: Lorant Varga

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC v Bethlehem Steel FC

September 7 30	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	4–1	Bethlehem Steel FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 P.M.	Greenspan 17' Forbes 45' Dabo  56' Brett 76' Dover 79'	Report	Chambers 35' (pen.) Aubrey  90'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,356 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez

Bethlehem Steel FC v Toronto FC II

September 22 31	Bethlehem Steel FC	4–0	Toronto FC II	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
3:00 P.M.	Moumbagna 2' Ngalina 48' Aubrey  52' Chambers 57' (pen.) Nanco 75'	Report	Mohammed  36'	Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,512 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj

Ottawa Fury FC v Bethlehem Steel FC

September 30 32	Ottawa Fury FC	0–0	Bethlehem Steel FC	Ottawa, Ontario
	Edward  75'	Report	Mbaizo  4' Moar  39' Ofeimu  59'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 5,470 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla

Indy Eleven v Bethlehem Steel FC

October 6 33	Indy Eleven	1–1	Bethlehem Steel FC	Indianapolis, Indiana
	Moses  58' Starikov 61'	Report	Moumbagna 39' Fontana  74' Chambers  87'	Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 14,894 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Bethlehem Steel FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies

October 14 34	Bethlehem Steel FC	1–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
	Ngalina 13' (Aaronson) Chambers  44' Herbers  76'	Report		Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 262 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
34	50	14	12	8	56	41	+15	8	4	5	32	16	+16	6	8	3	24	25	−1

Last updated: February 9, 2019
Source: 2018 USL season
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Stadium	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	L	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	L	L	D	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	D	D	W
Position	1							13		5	8			8		8		10						6		6						6		6

Source: 2018 USL season and Current USL Standing
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

USL Playoffs

Main article: 2018 USL Playoffs

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC v Bethlehem Steel FC

October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20) Quarterfinal	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p)	Bethlehem Steel FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT	Zemanski 25' Dover  86' Roberts 105'  109' Forbes  113' Holland  119'	Report	Moumbagna  45' Ngalina 70' Chambers 109' Nanco  111'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 5,189 Referee: Michael Radchuk
	Penalties
	Kerr Forbes Banjo Greenspan François Vancaeyezeele Dabo Lee		Chambers Nanco Holness Moar Skundrich Mahoney Real Mbaizo

Louisville City FC v Bethlehem Steel FC

October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27) Semifinal	Louisville City FC	2–0	Bethlehem Steel FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EDT	Ownby 34', 59'  79' Smith  64'	Report	Moar  57' Mbaizo  83' Ofeimu  86'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,881

Statistics

As of February 9, 2019^[22]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		USL		USL Playoffs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Defenders:
3	DF	USA	Jack Elliot	1	0	1	0	0	0
4	DF	USA	Mark McKenzie	2	0	2	0	0	0
15	DF	GHA	Josh Yaro	6	0	6	0	0	0
16	DF	USA	Richie Marquez	4	0	4	0	0	0
32	DF	USA	Matthew Real	21	1	20	1	1	0
43	DF	ZAM	Prosper Chiluya*	16	1	14+2	1	0	0
44	DF	USA	Brandon Aubrey	28	0	26+1	0	1	0
47	DF	CMR	Olivier Mbaizo	24	0	22	0	2	0
48	DF	USA	Matt Mahoney	35	2	31+2	2	2	0
53	DF	USA	Ben Ofeimu‡	12	1	7+3	1	2	0
Midfielders:
8	MF	USA	Derrick Jones	14	4	14	4	0	0
14	MF	GER	Fabian Herbers	14	5	14	5	0	0
20	MF	USA	Marcus Epps	1	0	1	0	0	0
21	MF	USA	Anthony Fontana	16	1	15	1	1	0
24	MF	USA	Adam Najem	15	3	15	3	0	0
30	MF	CMR	Eric Ayuk	4	1	3+1	1	0	0
36	MF	JAM	Omar Holness	11	2	2+7	2	0+2	0
39	MF	USA	Drew Skundrich	28	2	14+12	2	1+1	0
41	MF	USA	Mike Catalano	10	0	2+8	0	0	0
45	MF	IRL	James Chambers	29	5	27	4	2	1
49	MF	USA	A. J. Paterson	1	0	1	0	0	0
63	MF	USA	Brenden Aaronson‡	18	1	11+5	1	2	0
Forwards:
19	FW	JAM	Cory Burke	4	2	4	2	0	0
20	FW	USA	Marcus Epps	12	2	12	2	0	0
35	FW	CMR	Faris Pemi Moumbagna	15	3	9+4	3	2	0
37	FW	CAN	Chris Nanco	32	5	10+20	5	1+1	0
38	FW	ESP	Santi Moar	35	6	24+9	6	2	0
40	FW	USA	Brandon Allen	7	2	4+3	2	0	0
42	FW	USA	Aidan Apodaca	17	2	7+9	2	0+1	0
46	FW	COD	Michee Ngalina	24	7	17+6	6	1	1
50	FW	USA	Tonny Temple‡	7	0	2+5	0	0	0
52	FW	USA	Issa Rayyan‡	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
59	FW	USA	Jeremy Rafanello‡	2	0	0+2	0	0	0

Players with names in italics were on loan from Philadelphia Union for individual matches with Bethlehem.

Players with names marked ‡ were academy call-ups from Philadelphia Union Academy for individual matches with Bethlehem.

Players with names marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Bethlehem.

Goalkeepers

As of February 9, 2019.^[22]

Players included in matchday squads

Nat.	No.	Player	Apps	Starts	Record	GA	GAA	SO
	23	John McCarthy	12	12	5–2–5	14	1.17	5	0	0
	29	Jake McGuire	21	21	9–10–2	26	1.24	3	0	0
	64	Tomas Romero‡	1	1	0–0–1	1	1.00	0	0	0
Total					14–12–8	41	1.21	8	0	0

Honors

Team of the Week

• Week 1 Team of the Week: F Brandon Allen^[23]
• Week 5 Team of the Week Bench: M Derrick Jones^[24]
• Week 8 Team of the Week: M Santi Moar^[25]
• Week 10 Team of the Week: M Fabian Herbers, Bench M Adam Najem^[26]
• Week 12 Team of the Week: M Santi Moar^[27]
• Week 13 Team of the Week: D Matthew Real^[28]
• Week 14 Team of the Week: M Derrick Jones^[29]
• Week 15 Team of the Week: M Chris Nanco^[30]
• Week 16 Team of the Week: M Drew Skundrich^[31]
• Week 17 Team of the Week Bench: M Fabian Herbers^[32]
• Week 20 Team of the Week: M Brenden Aaronson^[33]
• Week 21 Team of the Week: D Olivier Mbaizo^[34]
• Week 22 Team of the Week: G Jake McGuire^[35]
• Week 24 Team of the Week: D Matthew Mahoney, M Santi Moar^[36]

USL Coach of the Month

August: Brendan Burke^[37]